Farm-gate.



W. F. GATEWOOD.

FARM GATE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 8, 1913. 1,102,578, Patented July 7, 191 i 2 SHEETSSHEET 1.

THE NORRIS PETERS CO.. FHOTO-LITHO.. WASHINGTON. D. C

W. 'F. GATEWOOD.

FARM GATE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 8, 1913.

Patented July 7, 1914.

THE NORRIS iETERS (30., FHOTO L|THOU WASHINGTON. D. C.

WILLIAM F. eernwoon, or PIERCE CITY, MISSOURI.

FARM-GATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July '7, 1914.

Application filed Auguste, 1913. Serial No. 783,672.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. GATE: wool), a citizen of the United States, and resident of Pierce City, Lawrence county, Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Farm-Gates, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. V

My invention relates to a new and improved farm gate, the principal object of my invention being to construct a comparatively simple, inexpensive gate adapted for use on farms or public highways, and which gate is provided with simple mechanism whereby it may be openedby a person approaching said gate from one side and closed from the opposite side. i v

To the above purposes my invention consists in certain features of novelty hereinafter more fully described, claimed and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a top plan view of a gate of my improved construction. Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 Fig. 3 is a side elevational view of the gate. Fig. 4 is an enlarged elevational view of the rear end of the gate and showing parts thereof, elevated. Fig. 5 is an end View of the rear end of the gate in the position the same assumes when swung into open position. Fig. 6 is an enlarged section taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1 and looking in the direction indicated by the arrow on said line.

Referring by numerals tothe accompany- 1 i ing drawings, 1 designates the post to which ectlng outwardly from the posts 5 and 6 are 1hooks 22 which are adapted to engage the the gate is hinged and 2 the post against which the free end of the gate swings. Located at short distances away from the post 1 and on opposite sides thereof, are short posts 3 and 4, and located atshort distances beyond these posts are posts 5 and 6 to which the gate operating levers are fulcrumed.

The gate proper comprises a series of horizontally disposed rail 7 and a series of vertically disposed rails 8. and lower ones of the rails 7 are hinged in a suitable manner to the post 1. A pair of horizontally disposed rails 9 are pivotally mounted on the central one of the. vertically disposed rails 8 and the ends of this pair of rails 9 project beyond the rails 8 at the ends of the gate. The projecting ends ofthese rails 9 at the free end of the gate are adapt- The upper i located, the pull rod 16 is manually engaged j and pulled downward thereby swinging the lever 15 on its fulcrum and elevating the rod 17 This action swings the lever 14: on its fulcrum, thereby pulling the rod 19 outed to engage betweenpairs of gravity latches 10, which are pivotally mounted on the post 2. The projecting ends of these rails 9 at the rear end of the gate are pivotally connected to the ends of a pair of vertically disposed bars 11, the lower portions of which are provided with notches or shoulders 12, and projecting outwardly from said bars immediately above these notches are short pins 13.

Fulcrumed on the u per portions of the posts 3 and 4; are vertica ly disposed levers 14c and 14, each being provided with a centrally arranged horizontally disposed arm 14?. Fulcrumed to the upper ends of the posts 5 and 6 are operating levers l5 and 15 and depending from the outer ends thereof are pull rods 16 and 16 A rod 17 connects the inner end of lever 15 with the arm 14, and a corresponding rod 17 connects the inner end of lever 15 with the arm 14*. Positioned behind the bars 11 and adapted to bear against the notches 12 therein is a horizontally disposed rod 18, the ends of which are loosely connected to short rods 19 and 19. The outer end of rod 19 is connected to thelower end of lever 14:, and the outer end of rod 19 is connected to the lower end of lever 14%.- v

Pivotally connected to the top one of the rails 7 near the rear end of the gate is a pair of links 20 and 20 and loosely connected to the link 20 is a rod 21, the outer end of which is connected to the upper end of lever 14. A corresponding rod 21 is loosely connected to link 20*, and at its outer end to the upper end of lever 14. Fixed to and proupper, oneof the pivoted bars 9 when the gate 1s swung open to its limit of movement. Under normal condltlons and while the gate is in position to close the passage way between the posts 1 and 2, the various parts Q of the gate and operating mechanism occupy the positions seen in Figs. 1, 3 and 6. Asjsuming that a person desires to open the gate from the side on which the. post 5 is ward and at the same time pulling the rod 18 upward and outward. As the rod 18 is pulled upward it engages the shoulder at the upper ends of the notches 12, thereby elevating the bars 11 and likewise elevating the rear ends of the rails 9. These rails swing upon their pivot points thereby moving their lower ends downward, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3, consequently freeing their outer ends from the latches 10 and the gate is now free to swing open toward the posts a and 6. As the rod 18 is drawn lengthwise by the rod 19, as previously described, the rod 19 isdrawn lengthwise, consequently swinging the lever 14L on its fulcrum, which movement pulls the rod 21 outward away from the gate and toward the post 6, and this pulling movement of said last mentioned rod is imparted through the link 20 to the gate and the latter is swung into open position against the posts 4 and 6. As said gate swings against post 6 the hook 22 on said post engages the upper one of the rails 9 thereby holding the gate in open position. The

, operator now passes through the gateway between the posts 1 and 2 and desiring to close the gate, manually engages the pull rod 16 and pulls downward upon the same. This action swings the lever 15 upon its fulcrum, elevates rOd 17 swings lever 14* upon its fulcrum, and pulls rod 19 toward the post 4'. This movement imparts lengthwise and upward movement to the rod 18, and as the same moves upward it engages against one of the pins 13 thereby elevating the bars 11 and swinging the rails 9 upon their fulcrums. As this movement takes place, the upper one of said rails is free from the hook on the post 6, thereby permitting the gate to swing backward to normal posltion between the posts 1 and 2. As the rod 18 is pulled lengthwise, rod 19 is likewise pulled thereby actuat-ing lever 14, consequently pulling rod 21 toward post 3, and

this pulling movement is imparted to the gate through link 20.

A gate of my improved construction is comparatively simple, can be erected with comparatively little expense, is positive in action, and can be manipulated with little effort on the part of the operator.

It will be readily. understood that minor changes in the size, form and construction of the various parts of my improved gate can be made and substitutedfor those herein shown and described without departing from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which is set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. The combinationwith a pair of posts, of a gate hinged to one of said posts, a pair of rails fulcrumed on said gate, the ends of which rails project beyond the ends of the gate, latches on the post against which the free end of the gate swings, which latches are adapted to engage the projecting ends of the rails at the free end of the gate, a vertically disposed bar connecting the projecting ends of the rails at the rear end of the --operating means connected to the ends of said rod, parts of which operating means are connected to the rear portion of the gate for actuating the same at the same time the bar engaging rod is actuated.

2. The combination with a pair of posts, of a gate hinged to one of said posts, a'pair of rails fulcrumed on said gate, the ends of which rails project beyond the ends of the gate, latches on the post against which the free end of the gate swings, which latches are adapted to engage the projecting ends of the rails at the free end of the gate, a vertically disposed bar connecting the projecting ends of the rails at the rear end of the gate, which bar is provided with a notch, a'rod adapted to engage the shoulder at the endof the notch in said bar, posts'located on opposite sides of the post to which the gate is hinged, levers fulcrumed on said last mentioned posts, and'connections between said levers and the bar engaging rod and the gate.

' 3. The combination with a pair of posts, 7

of a gate hinged to one of said posts,-a pair of rails fulcrumed on said gate, the ends of which rails project beyond the ends of the gate, latches on the post against whichthe free end of the gateswings, which latches are adapted to engage the projecting ends of the rails at the free end of the gate, a verti- 'cally disposed bar connecting the projecting Y ends of the rails at the rear end of the gate,

which bar is provided with a notch, a rod adapted to engage the shoulderat the end of the notch in said bar, posts located'on opposite sides of the post towhich the gate is hinged, levers fulcrum'ed on said last mentioned posts, and means connected to the gate and to the bar engaging'f'rod and actulIO ated by said fulcrumed levers for simultaneouslyactuating the bar and moving the'gate,

4. The combination with a post,of a gate hinged thereto, rails fulcrumed on said gate, means for engaging said rails to hold the gate in closed and open position, a bar connected to the rear ends of said rails, a rod positioned behind said bar, means on said bar which is adapted to be engaged by the 4 engaging the fulcrumed rails near the free s end ofthe gate for holding the same in closed and open position, a bar connecting is connected to the rod and a portion being the projecting rear ends of the rails, which connected to the gate. bar is provided with a notch, a pair of pins In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my projecting from opposite sides of said bar, a signature in the presence of two Witnesses, 6 rod passing behind said bar, which god is this 25th day of July, 1913.

adapted to engage a ainst the s oul er at the end of the notch and against either one WILLIAM GATEWOOD' of the pins carried by said bar, and gate op- Witnesses: erating means arranged on opposite sides of W. A. RAUPP, 10 the gate, a portion of which operating means C. L. MARTIN.

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